Ina Lancman, daughter of Naftali Herts Kon, well-known Yiddish poet and writer, will give a presentation together with Polish attorney Tomasz T. Koncewicz. Lancman will focus on Naftali Herts Kon’s literary career and the stirring story of his persecution and the confiscations of his papers under the Soviet and communist Poland regimes. Koncewicz will present the legal side of the successful court battles he lead on behalf of Ina and her sister Vita Serf to reclaim their father’s remaining confiscated papers from the post-communist Polish government. The presentation will be illustrated with manuscript samples and photographs. Ina Lancman and Vita Serf have donated the reclaimed papers to the YIVO Archives.
Ruth Gay Seminar in Jewish Studies
Inaugurated in 2008 thanks to a major gift from the family of Ruth Gay, the Ruth Gay Seminar in Jewish Studies was established in honor of Ruth Gay (1922-2006), the noted American Jewish historian and writer. This series is given by scholars who use the YIVO Archives and wish to share their research with the public.